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Lukas Evans
Lukas Evans

Man to plead guilty in deadly 2019 Columbia hit-and-run

A Columbia man will admit to his role in a deadly 2019 crash.

The attorney for Lukas Evans tells ABC 17 he and prosecutors have reached a plea deal in the case.

Police said Evans tried to pass someone in a no-pass zone on West Boulevard on Feb. 16, 2019, hitting Jordan Hoyt’s car head-on. The 37-year-old Hoyt died.

Evans, 22, is charged with second degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident. He is scheduled to make his plea on Dec. 8.

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